Iran before Ayatollah Khomeini
Walking down a snowy street in Tehran in 1976: "You cannot stop women walking in the streets of Iran, but you wouldn't see this today - her earrings and make up so clearly on show," Prof Afshar says. "There is this concept of 'decency' in Iran - so nowadays women walking in the streets are likely to wear a coat down to her knees and a scarf." In the decades [1941-1979] prior to the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iran was ruled by the Shah-King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi from: Max Style catalogue Shah's dictatorship repressed dissent and restricted political freedoms Under Shah's rule, Iran's economy and educational opportunities expanded Britain and the U.S counted Iran as their major ally in the Middle East from: Iranian women - before and after the Islamic Revolution - BBC News Watch: https://youtu.be/T4M_EJzjItk from: Iranian Historical and Information Center Due to Iran's supply of oil, proximity to India and shared border ...